variables affecting obidence

Question 1

What effect does proximity have on obedience in Milgram’s studies?

Answer 1

Obedience declined if the participant was physically closer to the learner. obedience fell to 40% from 65%.

In one experiment, holding the learner’s arm onto a shock plate resulted in just 30% obedience.

Question 2

How does the proximity of the authority figure affect obedience?

Answer 2

When instructions were given via telephone, obedience fell to 21% compared to the original 65%.

Question 3

What was the effect of location on obedience in Milgram’s experiments?

Answer 3

Obedience increases in institutional and official-seeming environments. obedience dropped to 47.5% when the experiment was conducted in an office in a bad part of town.

Question 4

How did the uniform of the experimenter affect obedience in Milgram’s studies?

Answer 4

When the experimenter wore ordinary clothes instead of a lab coat, obedience dropped to 20% from 65%.

Question 5

What did Bickman’s study reveal about the influence of uniforms on obedience?

Answer 5

Bickman found that 38% of participants obeyed a security guard’s uniform, compared to 19% in ordinary clothes and 14% in a milkman’s uniform.